This regulation requires nonresidential behavioral health facilities to maintain safe, clean, and hazard-free building exteriors and grounds, including structures, fences, and playground equipment. Operators must ensure proper lighting of exterior exits and walkways at night and store and remove trash in covered, pest-resistant, noncombustible containers at least weekly. Based on chapter context (sibling sections covering counseling areas, bathrooms, food service, fire safety, and child care under DDAP/OMHSAS oversight), this chapter governs nonresidential substance use and mental health outpatient and related facilities.
View official source28 Pa. Code § 705.22 - Building exterior and grounds State Regulations Compare The nonresidential facility shall: (1) Maintain all structures, fences and playground equipment, when applicable, on the grounds of the facility so as to be free from any danger to health and safety. (2) Keep the grounds of the facility clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times for the safety and well being of clients, employees and visitors. The exterior of the building and the building grounds or yard shall be free of hazards. (3) Keep exterior exits, stairs and walkways lighted at night if in use. (4) Store all trash, garbage and rubbish in noncombustible, covered containers that prevent the penetration of insects and rodents, and remove it at least once every week. Notes 28 Pa. Code § 705.22 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox